1:00 am BST01:00 Brazil confirms 39,483 new cases, as Bolsonaro says he may have had Covid-19 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that he could have contracted the new coronavirus previously and could do another test to detect the disease, having already tested negative for the virus several times before. …
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Given that the White House daily coronavirus briefings ended in April, Donald Trump and his federal public health chiefs often seem to abandon even the appearance of unity when facing the pandemic. Their messages have diverged more and more as Covid-19 is emerging in many US states amid a rapid …
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Texas recorded a daily high of 5,489 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday as hospitals approached capacity in Houston. The dramatic increase in cases led Governor Greg Abbott to tighten public health restrictions after resisting calls to halt the state’s reopening process. Cases have steadily increased in Texas since March, but …
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Donald Trump’s plans to start Independence Day with a striking display on Mount Rushmore are drawing strong criticism from Native Americans who view the monument as a desecration of violently stolen land and who used to pay tribute to hostile leaders towards the native people. Several groups led by Native …
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Three members of a North Carolina police department were fired after a department’s audit of a video recording captured one of the officers saying that a civil war was needed to wipe black people off the map and that he was ready. The Wilmington Police Department took action Wednesday against …
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